Cuts Run Deep

Nothing More

~Draco's POV~

"Hey Draco." I look up from my breakfast when Pansy says my name. "Looks like you have an admirer." She discretely gestures behind me. I turn around to see Harry looking at me. I smile and he turns around quickly. Was it something I did? I face Pansy and Blaise again.

"What was that about?" Blaise asks. I hadn't seen them since yesterday and still haven;t told them about the night in the library. I figured I didn't have anything to hide though.

"Harry and I have made up in some sort of way." I blush a little bit. Blaise isn't really paying attention, but Pansy definitely notices. She makes an O shape with her mouth. I roll my eyes. She gives me a nod meaning we'll talk about this later. Great.

"Well, that's great that you guys made up because I've been hanging out with Hermione lately. We were hoping you guys would eventually put you stupid rivalry behind you." Pansy doesn't bother to take her eyes off of her food, but what she said surprises me. She's been hanging out with Hermione? Since when?

"Yeah Draco. It's about time. I've got nothing against them either. Especially after saving us in the Room of Requirement last year." Blaise takes a break from his breakfast and agrees with Pansy. I barely even remembered the incident. I was scared for my life until Harry, Ron, and Hermione flew us out of the room on some spare brooms they found. I was grateful, but embarrassed, so I ran away after we were all out of the room.

"Yeah, Harry and Hermione are great to talk to. The only problem is Ron." I say looking down at the table. "He doesn't like me very much. Won't even look at me. I wanted to apologize, but I never got the chance to. He walked away before I could say anything to him." I left a couple details out of that story. They don't need to know EXACTLY what happened...

"Give him some time, I'm sure he'll come around." Blaise tries to reassure me. I hope he's right. I don't want to be the reason Harry and Ron aren't friends.

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My first class is Transfiguration. Conveniently, I have that class with Harry. I walk in and expect to find an open seat in the back. Harry is really the only person I know in this class and he usually sits with Ron. That was not the case today. Harry was up in the second row with an empty seat next to him. Ron was on the other side of the classroom glaring at me while I walked in.

I had three options. Sit at the open desk by Ron, sit by myself in the back, or sit at the open desk by Harry. I decided the third would be the best option. I walk up the aisle of desks and plop down next to Harry. He looks a bit startled.

"Uh, hey Draco. What are you doing here?" Was it just me or did he sound a bit flustered? I think it was just me...

"Well, since you are the only person I could talk to with an open desk by them, I figured I would seize the opportunity. It's not every day you get to sit by the famous Harry Potter." I grin as he rolls his eyes at my over the top response.

Professor McGonagall walks to the front of the room and gets everyone's attention.

"Silence please." She says waiting for everyone to quiet down. "Today, we will be starting our lesson on Conjuration. Can anyone tell me what that means?"

A Gryffindor girl with dyed hair answered, "Conjuration is the art of bringing things into being. Something conjured will not last forever, but it can be helpful for temporary use."

"Very good Miss Clary. Ten points to Gryffindor." McGonagall continues with her lesson. Today we wouldn't be conjuring things up, we were just taking notes. Usually, I hate taking notes and i just stare at the ceiling for most of class. Instead of that, Harry kept me company today. We talked in between bullet points, trying to be quiet. About halfway into class, we decided to have a drawing contest. Harry created an animated drawing of a Snitch being eaten by a shark. I laughed because it was so random. When we were dismissed to go to out second class, i was actually a bit disappointed. I didn't have another class with Harry until after lunch, so I said goodbye and headed into the crowded hallway.

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Second period was boring, but it went by quickly. I just didn't understand Divination. I'd rather rely on fact than predictions. Most of the time I just sat there thinking about Harry. No matter what I tried, I couldn't get him out of my head. I wonder why. I've never had this feeling about anyone before. It was weird. Maybe it was something I ate...

After our second class of the day, it was lunch time. The Great Hall was more crowded now than it was for breakfast. I make my way over to the Slytherin table. Blaise wasn't there yet, but Pansy was. I was about to turn around when she looked up and saw me. Can't avoid her now. I head over to the table and sit down.

"Soooo...." She raises her eyebrows and gives me that look. "Who were you blushing about?" I try my hardest to compose myself, but I still feel my face heat up a bit.

"No one Pansy, it's no big deal." I really don't want to talk about this. Ever. I don't like to give myself false hope by imagining things that will never happen. I've learned that lesson before. Pansy wasn't done yet though.

"Hey! In all the years I've known you, I've never seen you get flustered over a single person - girl or guy. I just want to know what's going on between you and the 'Chosen One' I'm your best friend and I deserve to know." She gives me an innocent look. "Does Draco have a crush?"

"I don't like him Pansy, we're just friends. Nothing more..." My voice trails off at the end. I'm still blushing which makes Pansy laugh. Looks like I haven't convinced her. I roll my eyes mutter shut up. Blaise shows up a minute later and Pansy stops talking about my so called 'love life'. My mind wanders as I eat my food. Eventually it ends up back to Harry. Even if I did like him, it's not like he would ever like me back.

I can't help but be a little disappointed about my words. I knew they were true, but I guess my heart didn't want them to be. I sigh and peck at my food for the rest of lunch.

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Even though I haven't pulled any pranks on you...

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